Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And thro' the field the road runs by To many-tower'd Camelot; And up and down the people go, Gazing where the lilies blow ...

Like most writers’ handwritten drafts, the papers of Alfred ... says. Tennyson served as the United Kingdom’s poet laureate from 1850 to 1892, making him the “official poetic spokesman for the reign ...

In this episode, writer and rapper Testament and poet Jane Weir, compare the context, form and themes of the poems The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Poppies by Jane Weir.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate, died on 6th October 1892 at his home in Haslemere, Surrey. On 11th October the coffin was brought to Westminster Abbey and lay overnight in St Faith's chapel ...

The gemmy bridle glitter'd free, Like to some branch of stars we see Hung in the golden Galaxy.

A digitization of a draft from the Wren Library (above) and a multispectral image processed by Michael Sullivan from raw imaging by Andrew Beeby (below) Master and Fellows of Trinity College ...

In this episode, writer and rapper Testament and poet Jane Weir, compare the context, form and themes of the poems The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Poppies by Jane Weir.